Signal container



Feb. 25, 1930.

H. H. LANDESS SIGNAL CONTAINER Filet! April 24, 1929 A TTORNEY substantially parallel relation within t-he 'compartment 30, and With their inner ends resting against the partition member 26. Also mounted substantially axially within the container Compartment is atube extending through the Centers of botlh partition members and pro'jecting 'p2iro way through the smaller compartment 28 where the end of the tube is c1osed. The tube 35 is suitably secured to both of s aid partition members, and is designed t-o Carry a signal flag 36 with its staff conveniently accessible 011 openihg the cover member 130 the compartment 30. It isthus apparent that a strong, compact and durable form of container is provided .for mairitaining a conveifient 2Lnd readily apcessible supply of the usua1 signal materials requifed tobe 011 hand :or either'day 01' night 20 use *Obviously the contents are practically inStantly 'accessible' by simply rem0ving eithef or bothof the cover members; 14:, and the strap de'vic6 21 functions not on1y as a securing n'1eans f0r hlding both Cover mem brs incl0sed positionb1it also as a retaining meahs for keeping die parts connected together even while the. cover memberS am Separated from the ends ofthe body portion 10. vThis method 0f connecting *they parts eliri1in'ates the 11se0f latches, hinges 01 the '1ike, and the desqribed construction more over inv0lVes 110 irreg1i1ar or angular 13arts or projcting corners such as would be apt 130 catch 01 'snag t he clothes in any ay. Being f r ound and cylindrical form, itis evident that the 'constructidnis exceptionafly streng nd durable, the interior partition memb6rs also serving to repinforce the body of the con- 1- tainer, and these partitiohs in turn are Con- 420 =nected, and braced and reinforced by the prov-ision of the flag tub'e '35 securd thereto.

The ussof the' improved contairier or re" ceptacle* is vvell adapted not, only" for locomotive engines as an acceSsory the1'eto, but also for other points 01 '10Cafii0ns wherever it is important or desirable: t0 11iaintain a 'convenient supply of thefsign al=materials 0n haxicl,itwludihg way stati0ns, o1

other service points, as we1l as 011 handbars, motor cars, and so forth, Where the equipnientmay be'conveniently installed in madifiess fo r instant use. Thechuaet'erof the container constructionis such that thesupp1ie s are kept in a perf'ectly dry and-efficient coi1dition, substantially sealed ag& ihst moisture or'othelr1deterioratinginfiuences anal theloss or'misplacement, aswell'as misuse, ofthe parts isbrevented.

Thesignalnriateri 1s a're, 'moreovdf, kept all together in 00111pact-form, 'rather than in a promiscuous disordiarly fashin as haS'been common practicethus making E01 both economy and safety in the hanjd1ing and storingofsuch supp1ies.

While .1; have illustrat6d '@nd descfib ad be u'11derstoodas reServing the. right t'o make" all such changes 01 modific-zitions as my fair1y fa1l withi'n the scope 0f the fo llow1ng claims'.

Y Having thus d(ascribed my;insnfiion,'wht

I claimssnew and desireto secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1; A signal mater1al cdnizainer comprising a, Cylindrical bdy "open at:both -its ends a covr-member remoVblyapplied t 0 each eqd of said body, 100p elements carried= by sa1d bdyfln'd cover m'embers, and a ingle flexible carrying strap slidingly conngected With 'said loop elements of both bodyand coverm"em i bers fof perrhittingma niPulation of thecov-' er memberS, into open relation to the bodfy While maintaini ng the conne'etionbetween them ancl said body.

. y ss 2. A'sigrial material conta1ner compr1smg a cylindrical b0dy open at both its ends, sepamatspaced partition e1e1nents dividing the .interior 0f the-body intoseparate cornparb ments, and a flag receiving tubsupported by the central por'tions 0f Said artition ele;

ments in axial relation to said bod[y. 8. A s1gna1 mattenal'conta1ner compnsmg a cylindric'al boclyopen ab both its ends, skeparate spaced partition e1efl1eintsdividing the interior of thebody intoiseparate compartments, a flsigteceivingtbes1ipported by ehe cei1tral portions of said partition elements in axial relation t0 sa idbody,o ne of said parA I 1 tition elemients having aiplurality of spatced' openings surroundinfg said ti1be, and a cover Said body.

r 4. A sigma .compartment a1 flag-receiving; tubesuply, anda c0ver membet removably applied. to eachend of saidb0dy. V

5; A Signal material. container compjrisi1 ig Ln'aaterial' contain6r comprising'g a.cylindrical body pen at bo'thjts ends, a1id pro'vid'edwith a pair of spa ced cipcumferenjtialb eads a pairof partition eleniehtsdividving the'inteiior f the=b0dy int oiSeparalte a, cy11ndr1cal body opeh at one-oflts iends, a 1

cover member remoiably 2tpplied t0 'Sa id ope'ne 'ndof the bodyand formedfit'h ainar- Y g inal roll or bead, a'r6inforcing'Wire enclosed by s2iid marginal be&d aind havingah exposed strap loop portion, a lined strap lobp1elements carrjed bysaid body, and a; flexible ca1 ryihgs'tt-ap extendingcntinuosl y through'thestrap loop elementSf both said of thebody andformed with-Q1 marginal r011 margihal roll 01 bed of each of said Cover members and hav1ng an exposed strap loop prtion, alined strap 1o0ps Carried by said body, and a flexible ca'rryin'g strap extend ing continuously through the strap loop elements 0f both saicl boc1y and cover members a11d adaptd to permit independent manipulatioh 0 f the cover members into open relanection between them and Saic1 body of the container. v k In witness whereof I hreu nto aflix my 'signature. HENRY H. LANDESS.

tion to the body'while maintaining the C011- 

